Supreme Court dismissed appeal regarding failure to submit case file to lower court in criminal proceedings.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal lodged by the defendant against the lower court's refusal to submit the case file for further proceedings. The defendant argued that the lower court failed to comply with procedural requirements for transferring the file, while the prosecution contended the transfer was timely completed. The court ruled that the lower court had fulfilled its statutory obligation to submit the file, thereby rejecting the procedural complaint.
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AI generatedSection 15 of Chapter 26 of the Code of Judicial Procedure; The lower court is obligated to submit the case file to the higher court upon request, and a failure to do so constitutes a procedural defect subject to appeal.
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Kysymys pääkäsittelyn toimittamisesta hovioikeudessa rikosasiassa.
OK 26 luku 15 §